Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $61.00 to $1,758.00, with a median of $326.91. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 28.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $326.91, is 39% below the US median of $533.38.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Alabama ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 51 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76536. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$61.00Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$326.91half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,758.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$265.91vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL ULTRSND SOFT TISSUE NECK | $61.00 | $265.85 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $93.00 | $3,276.48 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Us Thyroid | $99.00 | $414.00 | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $117.83 | $294.58 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL US Neck | $124.50 | $166.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL US SOFT TISSUE NECK | $125.97 | $484.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NEC | $128.00 | $650.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD AND NECK | $135.80 | $339.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL PC-02 FIRST HOUR | $139.50 | $139.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL PC-02 FIRST HOUR | $139.50 | $139.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL RAD US Thyroid | $139.70 | $254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL US Thyroid | $144.00 | $240.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $194.67 | $1,081.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $200.80 | $502.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL US THYROID/SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $204.50 | $409.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL US THYROID | $211.25 | $325.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA US SOFT TIS HEAD/NEC | $213.00 | $426.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $259.70 | $371.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC US SOFT TISS OF HEAD NECK THYR | $279.68 | $368.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL PAROTID | $289.17 | $289.17 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL US NECK/HEAD SOFT TISSUE | $302.38 | $604.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL US THYROID | $302.38 | $604.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $303.50 | $607.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $304.79 | $3,386.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL US THYROID | $317.60 | $397.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $326.91 | $326.91 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $326.91 | $326.91 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $357.75 | $2,385.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUESREAL TIME - US THYROID | $380.12 | $884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUESREAL TIME - US THYROID | $380.12 | $884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $380.33 | $708.51 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Head Neck Soft Tissue | $387.95 | $902.22 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Head Neck Soft Tissue | $387.95 | $902.22 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $390.00 | $390.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $390.00 | $390.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $390.00 | $390.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $401.70 | $2,678.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $408.10 | $408.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $408.10 | $408.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..US THYROID | $449.00 | $449.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..US THYROID | $449.00 | $449.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL US THYROID/SOFT TISSUE NECK | $460.68 | $767.80 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL US-THYROID & NECK SOFT TISSUE | $460.68 | $767.80 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $508.32 | $4,235.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $634.05 | $745.94 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $669.15 | $3,717.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - Us Head Neck Soft Tissue | $1,676.30 | $1,676.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - Us Head Neck Soft Tissue | $1,758.00 | $1,758.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - Us Head Neck Soft Tissue | $1,758.00 | $1,758.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - Us Head Neck Soft Tissue | $1,758.00 | $1,758.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - Us Head Neck Soft Tissue | $1,758.00 | $1,758.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $124.50 | $401.70 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $139.50 | $294.25 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $408.10 | $408.10 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $117.83 | $237.79 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $93.00 | $300.66 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $460.68 | $460.68 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $125.97 | $226.44 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $99.00 | $928.50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $302.38 | $309.99 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $139.70 | $139.70 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $279.68 | $279.68 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $303.50 | $303.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $380.33 | $380.33 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $194.67 | $194.67 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $211.25 | $211.25 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $304.79 | $304.79 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $213.00 | $213.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $302.38 | $302.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $326.91 | $326.91 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $449.00 | $449.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $380.12 | $380.12 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $204.50 | $204.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $135.80 | $135.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $634.05 | $634.05 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $259.70 | $259.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $200.80 | $200.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $380.12 | $380.12 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thyroid or neck ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid or neck ultrasound explained.
Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid in other states
- Alaska$878.45
- Arizona$331.52
- Arkansas$234.42
- California$830.78
- Colorado$625.88
- Connecticut$406.00
- Delaware$642.32
- District of Columbia$623.16, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,168.07
- Georgia$608.40
- Hawaii$540.75
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$678.54
- Indiana$426.40
- Iowa$464.96
- Kansas$612.97
- Kentucky$643.51
- Louisiana$252.00
- Maine$354.45
- Maryland$796.78
- Massachusetts$479.50
- Michigan$477.60
- Minnesota$443.00
- Mississippi$272.46
- Missouri$574.35
- Montana$431.20
- Nebraska$599.36
- Nevada$786.20
- New Hampshire$506.75
- New Jersey$231.42
- New Mexico$458.64
- New York$367.26
- North Carolina$570.05
- North Dakota$480.00
- Ohio$573.35
- Oklahoma$408.02
- Oregon$488.91
- Pennsylvania$572.40
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$421.80
- South Carolina$651.00
- South Dakota$807.20
- Tennessee$260.90
- Texas$630.55
- Utah$1,069.79
- Vermont$872.00
- Virginia$616.85
- Washington$560.17
- West Virginia$369.60
- Wisconsin$510.39
- Wyoming$628.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.